George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide to President Trump, was sentenced on Friday for deceiving the F.B.I. about his relationship with a person thought to be a Russian operative who had offered to arrange a meeting between Mr. Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin.

In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Papadopoulos gave his own account of events.

On today’s episode:

Mark Mazzetti, a Washington correspondent for The Times, who spoke with Mr. Papadopoulos before his sentencing.

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George Papadopoulos is the first Trump adviser to be sentenced in the special counsel investigation.CreditYuri Gripas/Reuters

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Mr. Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days in prison, fined $9,500 and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and one year of probation after his release from custody.